Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.

Keurig Green Mountian, Inc.

Stuart Jay Foster

James E Shepard

Ian Tinkler

Geoffrey Y Smith

Jonathan Alexander Brodie

Stoyan Plamenov Hristov

Yoav Rabino

Peter Thomas Launie, Jr

Jianming Huang

Peter Thomas Launie

William T Jacobs

William Philip McHugh

Mario Liuzza

Kevin Thomas Brandimarte

Patrick Lazatin

Timothy MacLean

Peter Nicholas Woskov

Jordan Dean Jack Greiner

Jordan Dean Greiner

Timothy Maclean

William Philip Mchugh

Patrick J Lazatin

Method and apparatus for forming both carafe quantities and smaller (e.g., cup) quantities of a beverage using a cartridge-based beverage machine. A beverage forming machine accommodates cartridges having different sizes and/or shapes, including different rim sizes/shapes. The outlet used for receiving a beverage from a standard cartridge differs from the outlet used for receiving the beverage from a carafe cartridge inserted in a same cartridge holder. Beverage may exit the cartridge in an upward direction in some embodiments.

Apparatus for beverage production

A method and apparatus for opening and closing a cartridge holder of a beverage forming machine. The cartridge holder may have an opening arranged to receive and hold a cartridge with the cartridge holder. The opening may be adjustable in size and/or shape to allow the cartridge holder to receive and engage with cartridges of different size and/or shape. The cartridge holder may include one or more movable portions that are adjustable in position to effectively adjust a size and/or shape of the opening.

Beverage machine cartridge holder

A method and apparatus for controlling operation of a beverage forming machine arranged for use with cartridges of different types, or receiving an upwardly flowing beverage from a cartridge. A beverage outlet may be movable to receive beverage from a cartridge of a first type, and to not receive beverage from a cartridge of a second type. Different cartridge characteristics may be detected by multiple detectors, e.g., for detecting a presence/absence of a cartridge, a cartridge type and/or an authorization feature.

Beverage forming apparatus with cartridge detectors

Apparatus with beverage cartridge holder having movable outlet

Apparatus for cup and carafe beverage production

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Somerville, MA, United States of America

Stuart Jay Foster